Thai court accepts petition challenging legality of election ballots, local media report


Electoral officials count the ballots on the day of the general election, at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand, February 8, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

BANGKOK, March ⁠18 (Reuters) - Thailand's Constitutional ⁠Court on Wednesday accepted ‌for consideration a petition challenging the legality of election ballots ​used in last month's ⁠polls, according ⁠to three local media outlets.

Thai ⁠PBS, ‌Khaosod and The Nation reported ⁠that the court had accepted ​the ‌petition, without providing sources.

The ⁠complaints alleged ​that barcodes and QR codes on the ⁠ballots could potentially be ​used to identify which candidate and party a voter ⁠had chosen, undermining the secrecy of the ballot, according to the Office ​of the ⁠Ombudsman, which filed the ​petition.

(Reporting by Chayut ‌Setboonsarng, Panu Wongcha-um ​and Panarat Thepgumpanat; Editing by Martin Petty)

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